TY - JOUR AU - (PSEDM), The Philippine Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism PY - 2020/04/27 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Position Statement on COVID-19 Infection and Diabetes JF - Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies JA - J ASEAN Fed Endocr Soc VL - 35 IS - 1 SE - Position Statements DO - 10.15605/jafes.035.01.02 UR - https://asean-endocrinejournal.org/index.php/JAFES/article/view/809 SP - 52-54 AB - <p>Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected millions of lives worldwide, posing unprecedented challenges to global public health. It has infected people of different backgrounds, and from all industries, including healthcare workers. In China, an estimated 3000 health care workers have been infected and at least<br>22 have died.<sup>1</sup> This illness has disrupted the flow of outpatient and inpatient processes, a difficult challenge for both patients and doctors.</p><p><br>During this time, all physicians are mobilized to make sure that the stability of healthcare continues to be provided despite the crisis. Endocrinologists have joined the frontline forces as direct health providers and/or responders to tele-consults. However, during such a crisis, it is imperative that guidelines and/or<br>recommendations are shared to all medical practitioners and to patients as well to ensure timely provision of care.</p><p><br>The PSEDM would like to provide recommendations for the clinical care of endocrine diseases during this COVID-19 crisis</p> ER -